(S49) PT #3 - New to the Scene

[jayamshah99]

Written option: Every season in the DSFL and ISFL we see players join a new team and make an impact. Tell us about a new face to your team, whether it's a rookie that was drafted or called up, someone that was traded for, or a player that signed in free agency. How has their presence on the field and in the locker room improved your team?

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One of the biggest impact players that joined the Bondi Beach Buccaneers with me has to be Sevrin Quinn, our running back extraordinaire. Quinn was selected 20th overall in this past draft, and has been a core piece of our team since. Through only seven weeks of the DSFL season, Quinn has amassed a hefty 150 rushes for 574 yards, with 5 touchdowns to boot! This stunning performance has helped our team to a number of wins; while it hasn't kept us undefeated, we'd be far worse off if he played anywhere else. In addition to his impact on the field, Quinn is one of the most active members of our locker room. We always see him in the Discord, happy to chat about anything, and come gameday, he's always been there with us watching the game play out. He went top 25 in the draft for a reason, and I'm super excited to see how he'll impact the team moving forward.

[AJay887]

The Copperheads actually have quite a few new faces on the squad this year. With 4 rookie faces on the squad, it's difficult to pick one out that's making a big impact, because they all are putting in great work for the squad. In the end though, I decided to speak on our rookie Defensive End, Garfield Despacito IV. A very late pick in the S48 Draft, Garfield was picked up in Round 4 with the 45th overall pick. Penger Tolliver, Gwdjohnson's last player was also a Copperhead for a good portion of their career, and it was sweet to see a longtime user come back to the team with the fourth iteration of the Garfield Despacito name. Still a young player, Garfield has already shown some promise in their first 10 games in the ISFL. Two TFLs, Nine tackles, and a forced fumble all show that Garfield has come to play, and has more to show, looking to live up to the family name.

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[TomHanks]

One of the big losses to the New Orleans Second Line championship winning roster of last year was our pro bowler tight end, Bread Bowl. While it was always a one season rental, Bread Bowl was at his peak TPE, retiring having not regressed. Receiving the ball seventy-six times, Bowl put up 640 yards and 2 TDs, and was critical in the running game with a career high 66 pancake blocks while allowing 0 sacks. He was replaced by newcomer to the team Auto Matic, who moved over from kicker to tight end after being called up immediately following the draft. This choice has delivered as Auto Matic is a beast who averages 4 pancakes per game, already has 2 touchdowns on the year, and is a fantastic safety blanket for quarterback Speedings. Furthermore, Auto Matic is a fantastic locker room presence who hypes up the team as much as anyone on game days. It's this energy that resulted in him being elected offensive captain as a rookie. We look forward to seeing what Auto Matic will do as his career with New Orleans progresses.

[Big Edd]

There is a new rookie in town here in the great city of Norfolk. This season reports were telling me that the Seachickens were trying to make a serious playoff and eventually try to string enough wins in a row to get their Ultimini they have always yearned for. To do so, they needed to drastically improve on what they had built last season which was not a terrible season, but definitely not enough to win any hardware. This gets us to the star of the day, Skee Yee. The amazing superstar coming out of Boot Universally (alongside his QB Pasta Rockman) is a defensive tackle with super spidey senses for just about anything football related. He immediately has made a difference inside the Seawolves locker room. He enjoys blasting his favorite music by Gunna and DaBaby to get the team pumped up before every game. So far the Seawolves are tied in their conference for first place so it is clearly working.

[jj2416]

A new create that was drafted for us was steele is the user. I know them from the PBE so it was very cool to see us on the same team in the ISFL. They are not yet on the full squad yet, but can be a great person in the future for us as we are doing well now, but need to make sure that it stays that way for the future as well. Having more friends on the team will always help in the end to try and keep us all interested. I hope we can stay good for an extended time and keep that going. I can not wait to see what is going to be possible. I think our locker is already one of the best in the league and having even more people to talk in there is a great thing. One of the things that has kept me active in the league is that the locker room has stayed active and we are also doing well.

[CementHands]

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[WrittinDirectino]

10 weeks into the season, the Arizona Outlaws are at a modest 5-5 record and right in the middle of the playoff race. Leading the charge is rookie quarterback Puddles O'Duck, the sucessor to MVP winning quarterback Donovan Winters III. Of course, as expected for a rookie qb, there are sometimes moments when you can't help but wonder what Winters III would have done. But most of the time, Puddles has been playing some great, efficient, and turnover-free football, as evidenced by his impressive passer rating of 96.5, which is second in the league. The user behind Puddles(which by the way is a great name), Z-Whiz, is not a new addition to the locker room. Every Outlaw knows him, he's a great teammate. Another new addition is kicker Wynn Jenkins. He's been ridiculously clutch and reliable. He had some big shoes to fill after JJJJ left but he's done a great job so far. Most of the Outlaws including me are now old and declining, but it's still exciting to have these new talents come in.

[Raven]

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Written option: Every season in the DSFL and ISFL we see players join a new team and make an impact. Tell us about a new face to your team, whether it's a rookie that was drafted or called up, someone that was traded for, or a player that signed in free agency. How has their presence on the field and in the locker room improved your team?

As a bit of a mercenary Farkas is actually the new player on the team, but Farkas has had the opportunity to see a new face come to Yellowknife with him. That of rookie fellow offensive linesman Devin Mace.

As the new kids in town Farkas and Mace have been taken under the guidance of old head Remi Musgrave-Smythe, an offensive linesman legend through and through. A player, who in Farkas' benefit was also a bit of a mercenary in is playing career. He can teach him all the best ways to mercenary around thea lgue.

Back to Devin Mace though, they sit at 37 pancakes with 3 sacks allowed on the year. Which has been a rough start, but they bring an immaculate presense to the locker room.

Being there to always hype up the team after a big win and console those after a tough lose. Which shows create leadership characteristics in a young player, who has a brigh future ahead of them.

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[BenDover]

After being drafted to the Portland Pythons in the 2nd round, Pasta Rockmann was determined to make his mark on the Pythons franchise forever, and so far halfway through the season he seems to had at least some impact with the team. Going from being fresh out of college to the teams starting QB, there was immense pressure for Rockmann to perform, and he didn't do so well to start. After throwing interception after interception, many Portland fans were ready to kick him out the door, however, Rockmann continued to keep pushing forward, going with the team's new training strategy of making Rockmann the greatest player to hand a ball off ever. This seems to be working as of late, and team and fan's opinion of Rockmann has changed drastically from those 4 INT games, with rockmann only throwing 1 interception in his last 3 games, things are looking very good for the Pythons and Rockmann.

[Blix900]

The Cape Town Crash boasts just one rookie tight end on this year’s roster, with no free agent additions. This new player is still finding their footing, having caught 21 passes for 131 yards without any touchdowns. Their primary contribution has been on the line, where they lead the team in pancakes.

Despite their modest on-field performance, this rookie has been incredibly active in the locker room thus far. In the Crash locker room, it's common to see involvement from current players, alumni, and prospects. A lot of our recent draftees keep the locker room active and fun while they're waiting for their opportunity. Interestingly, this new tight end has quickly shown the qualities necessary to be a leader on the team. I for one am super excited to have a new active user in the locker room who keeps things fun and interesting. After all we are all here for the community aspect and not just for the on-field sim stats and performances.